Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Kodarma (Jharkhand )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Panchanand Singh
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Nupur Devi
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Date of Birth
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08.01.1938
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Place of Birth
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Chatro, Distt. Giridih (Bihar)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Bhagwati Devi
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No. of Sons
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4
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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B.Sc.
Educated at R.S.P. College, Jharia, Dhanbad and Giridih College, Giridih,
Ranchi University, Ranchi (Bihar)
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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Vill. & P.O. New Barangadal,
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Distt. Giridih, Jharkhand
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(06532)22677,22566
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Present Address |
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12-A, Ferozeshah Road,
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New Delhi – 110001
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(011) 23752788
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Position Held |
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1973-96
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Pramukh, Panchayat Samiti, Deori Block, Distt. Giridih, Bihar
(Excluding the period of Zila Parishad Chairmanship given below)
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1974-76
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Chairman, Zila Parishad, Distt. Giridih, Bihar
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1974-76
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Joint Convenor, District Congress (I) Committee [D.C.C. (I)], Giridih, Bihar
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1977-80
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President, D.C.C. (I), Giridih, Bihar
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1980-86
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Chairman, Zila Parishad, Distt. Giridih, Bihar
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1980-85
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Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
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1980-83
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Chairman, Amenities Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly
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1985
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Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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Member, Hindi Advisory Committee, Ministry of Communications
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Member, Mica Advisory Committee, Ministry of Commerce
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1992-97
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Delegate, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
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1992 onwards
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Delegate, Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (I) [B.P.C.C. (I)]
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1993 onwards
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Member, Congress Working Committee (C.W.C.)
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Member, Ranchi Congress Committee (I) [R.C.C.(I)]
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1999
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Vice-President, Jharkhand Kshetriya Congress Committee, Bihar
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Energy
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Member, Committee on Official Language
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2000-2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Many accomplishments in various fields; in the field of literacy, the important achievements include
opening of primary schools, high schools and colleges in order to lift the level of education from primary
to higher education in rural areas
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Working for various social welfare programmes, especially for the downtrodden
people; providing social justice in the society and removing illiteracy from the society
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Special Interests
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Developing rural areas and creating an infrastructure to uplift the rural economy; development in the
field of health, education, telecommunications and transport especially, construction of roads,
bridges, medical centres, school buildings etc.
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading newspapers, books relating to parliamentary institutions and listening to news through radio
and television
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Sports and Clubs
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Promoting football and cricket at district level
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Countries Visited
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Nepal
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Other Information
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Deputy Chairman (Cabinet rank), North Chhotanagpur Autonomous Development Authority,
Hazaribagh, Bihar, 1986-89; Director, (i) Bihar State Co-operative Bank Ltd., Patna for about 10
years; (ii) Bihar State Land Development Bank, Patna for about 4 years; (iii) Giridih Central
Cooperative Bank Ltd. for about 14 years; and (iv) Mines Board, Hazaribagh, Bihar for about
9 years; Honorary Secretary, Giridih Central Cooperative Bank for about 9 years; Member,
Telecom Bihar Circle, Patna, 1993-96; Former Member, Senate, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Bihar;
before 1962 served as Science teacher in a High School, Chakai, Jamui District, Bihar; imprisoned
for a week in Giridih for participating in an agitation organised against the arrest of Smt. Indira
Gandhi in 1978
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Reference: Loksabha